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‖ electrotonus|iːlɛk-, ɛlɛkˈtrɒtənəs|
[mod.Lat., f. electro- + Gr. τόνος tension: see tone.]
The modified condition of a motor nerve under the influence of a constant galvanic current. Also in anglicized form eˈlectrotone.
1860New Syd. Soc. Yr. Bk. 52, Title, Contributions to the Physiology of Electrotone. 1878Foster Phys. i. ii. 2. 59 The nerve, both between and beyond the electrodes, is..in a peculiar condition known as ‘electrotonus’.
So eˌlectroˈtonic a. [see -ic], relating to or characterized by electrotonus; also (in Faraday's use), the epithet of the peculiar electrical state characteristic of a secondary circuit in the electromagnetic field. eˌlectrotoˈnicity [see -ity], the condition produced by electrotonizing. elecˈtrotonize v. [see -ize], to produce electrotonus. elecˈtrotonizing vbl. n.
1832Faraday Res. Electr. §60, I..have ventured to designate it as the Electro-tonic state. 1873A. Flint Nerv. Syst. iii. 116 The electrotonic condition. 1881Maxwell Electr. & Magn. II. 174 The Electrotonic State. |